Nancy's Chicken In Puff Pastry

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 (4 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese with chives
• 4 puff pastry shells

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). lightly grease a baking sheet.
• heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper, and place in hot oil; cook for 5 minutes, turning to brown evenly. remove skillet from heat.
• roll out pastry shells as thinly as possible so that it is big enough to fit around a chicken breast. spread 2 ounces of cream cheese on one chicken breast, place in the center of a pastry sheet; fold the pastry around the chicken, and pinch the pastry edges together very tightly to seal. repeat with remaining ingredients. place the pastry-wrapped chicken breasts on a greased baking sheet.
• bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.